Every movie channel is getting into the original content business. HBO started it and continues with the fabulously dark “True Detective”. AMC has “The Walking Dead”, “Mad Men” and just shelved “Breaking Bad”. BBC America has “Orphan Black”. Even the Sundance Channel has pushed forward with “Rectify” and the upcoming “The Red Road”. Starz which had the critically acclaimed “Boss” and “Spartacus” is coming out with a new show “Black Sails”:

It is brought to us by Executive Producer Michael Bay, which means they might blow their entire television budget on explosions and not on writers. The trailer looks good enough, and the pirates look like they are dirty enough. The plot is about the characters of “Treasure Island” before the novel transpires. Basically a prequel. I do not have high hopes for this show, but Original Content is a hard nut to crack. With so much good television going on, I would pass on this cruise and find another boat to jump on.